“I was sitting in the doctor's office waiting for my appointment, when I saw Chef Laurie's flyer. When I contacted her, I was almost crying, telling her that I had felt so weak that I completely lost my appetite and hope for getting better after trying so many different diets for two years. After filling out several pages of my food restrictions, she still took me as her client - lucky me!

I fell in love with Laurie's talent to make me feel better by eating her meals. Her imagination, talent, dedication, and joy of cooking awakened my taste buds, and my overall health is much better now after eating her meals for 5 months. I feel so lucky and grateful. I don't know how I lived without her meals! If you try her dishes for a couple of weeks, you will feel so much better, knowing that you're putting great meals on your table every evening. Thank you, Chef Laurie, for your incredible talent and all your hard work!”

~Anna Semina

"We had the great fortune of finding Laurie about 6 months ago. We discovered our daughter had gluten and dairy intolerances and were at a loss for finding pleasurable food with those extensive restrictions. Laurie’s meals are not only absolutely delicious, our daughter has been thriving, and we look forward to every meal. She has a vast repertoire of gluten- and dairy-free, fully satisfying meals that are reliably and consistently delicious. The variety is endless. She is most talented and delightful, and definitely better than a restaurant!"   

~Hilary and Jim Zucherman

"Laurie's amazing knowledge of healthy cooking has turned my life around. I'd been dealing with painful digestive issues for four years, until Laurie turned me on to the powerful medicine that food can be. She gave me custom recipes that were tasty and easy to make. And she even spent two hours in the grocery store with me to show me which foods were best to buy, and what to look for on labels. Now that I've changed my diet, my whole body is more in tune. I've now been nearly pain-free for two months, and couldn't be more thankful to Laurie!" 

~Chantal Sanchez     

“Laurie is phenomenal! She’s created inventive menus for us that navigate several food allergies, and the food is absolutely delicious. It’s clear that she loves her work — she has such a positive, warm vibe.”

~Jill R.

"I just wanted to say thank you for the wonderful Mother's Day brunch recipes in the most recent Delicious Living magazine! My family has been gluten-free for a year now, and I have been playing around with many recipes for baked goods because they are my son's favorite. I've had some success, but your recipes for the orange pecan banana bread and the raspberry lemon muffins are our absolute favorites!!!"   

~Tami Hatfield

"Laurie is a superlative chef. An epicurean friend once demanded to know how I got this wonderful food, and that was without knowing I had restricted the ingredients to no dairy, gluten, garlic, onion or potatoes; and not a lot of starch. Still, I would get a varied and delicious menu from Laurie. You won't go wrong with Laurie.”

 ~Pasha Thornton

"Laurie is a terrific recipe developer and food writer. She's written recipe-based articles for me at Hannaford fresh magazine; her recipes consistently test well and are creative and interesting. I would definitely hire her again."

~Lisë Stern, Food Editor of Hannaford fresh magazine

"I took Laurie's Eat Smart! workshop, and it was great. Even though I've practiced healthy eating for many years and consider myself knowledgeable in this area, I learned new things and gained new enthusiasm for eating healthy and shopping healthy. Laurie is genuinely excited about teaching others to eat well. Her workshops are informative, fun and inspiring."

~Bree Brown 

"Laurie is a terrific recipe developer who consistently provides on-target dishes for our health-minded audience. She's a go-to resource for when I need something timely, tasty, and healthy."

~Elisa Bosley, Food Editor of Delicious Living magazine

"Laurie is an excellent resource. She met with my staff to understand our needs, then developed recipes for our weight loss patients that adhered to our nutritional guidelines and were delicious and easy to prepare. She is an excellent writer who produced great work within the timeline we had agreed upon. Overall, Laurie is very organized and focused, easy to work with, and offers informed solutions and advice. I am happy to recommend her without reservation.”

~Sean Bourke, MD; Co-founder of JumpstartMD

"My partner and I had a personal shopping tour led by the very knowledgeable and sensible Laurie Gauguin. I learned so much, from how to pick the freshestand tastiest fruits and vegetables, to how to choose meats and fish that were healthy and sustainable for the environment, to how to read food labels to compare which items to buy and which to avoid. She tailored it to our specific dietary needs while also giving us new ideas for preparing foods we didn't really think about before. Now when I shop, I know what to look for to create healthy meals that taste delicious!"

~Joselito Laudencia

"Your food has been so wonderfully delicious!! I feel like I am eating at a restaurant but much tastier and healthier. The meals have been just fantastic. Thanks so much!”

~R.T.

"Our family spent months trying to find a chef who makes organic and delicious meals that suit our special diet. Thank goodness we met Laurie! She thinks of unique dishes and flavorful sauces that we hadn't considered. Our favorites are stuffed eggplants, curry chicken and Indian spiced fish. She got us out of our normal rut of eating the same things over and over.”

~Rebecca and Jim Watson

"I was excited to take Chef Laurie's Eat Smart! workshop. What a wealth of knowledge! Plus great handouts to help me review and remember how to improve my diet and my kitchen. I enjoyed it so much that I added a private tour of Rainbow Grocery with Laurie. She tailored our two-hour tour to meet my needs. We reviewed organic produce, bulk seasonings, bulk foods, health trends, and she introduced me to soy products that I had never tried before. I feel empowered and educated by a true professional with years of knowledge and experience. Thank you, Chef Laurie!”

~Tylor Krueger

"I recently had the great pleasure of going on a farmers' market tour with a few friends led by Laurie.  Laurie shared interesting tidbits of knowledge about the foods we saw, pointed out her favorite vendors and gave cooking and health tips. It was an enjoyable and educational morning in a vibrant setting.  I highly recommend it!”

~Beth L.

"Laurie truly is an incredible chef, and I appreciate that she listens to our needs and appetites and plans accordingly.  We love everything and I'm grateful to have found her!" 

~Katie Fredricksen